Minor League Discussion & Boxes 5-12-14

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Box Scores

 

Iowa won 2-1 (10 innings) on a walk off Javier Baez single Box score

 

Tennessee lost 8-6 Box Score

 

Daytona lost 11-5 Box Score

 

Kane County lost 6-1 Box Score

 

VSL Cubs lost their season debut 4-2 Box Score

 

OVERALL: 1-4

[Guest]

@billazbbphotog: Josh Conway (Cubs 2012 4th round pick) pitched 1 inn in extended spring game. 1st game action this year. FB 88-90 with hard breaking ball.

 

@billazbbphotog: Willin Rosario and Justin Ruggiano rehabbing for their respective teams in Cubs - Rockies extended spring game.

[RammyFanny]

Soler double from a few days ago:

 

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/lcltx9zgyg4krpi/AACSy4Pan6EaoEASNUP9yTPea#lh:null-SolerBrokenbatalmostHRDouble.mp4

 

Edit: Another double with traditional view (can't directly link for some reason...it's in there):

 

http://www.milb.com/multimedia/vpp.jsp?content_id=32783461&sid=t553

Edited May 12, 2014 by RammyFanny

[Guest]

Arizona Phil touched on this but with Gleyber Torres still in Arizona on the opening day of the VSL season, it looks like our earlier concerns about him not playing in the US this season have officially been put to rest.

[sneakypower]

Soler double from a few days ago:

Edit: (can't directly link for some reason...it's in there):

http://www.milb.com/multimedia/vpp.jsp?content_id=32757771&sid=t553

[davell]

Arizona Phil touched on this but with Gleyber Torres still in Arizona on the opening day of the VSL season, it looks like our earlier concerns about him not playing in the US this season have officially been put to rest.

 

Unless I missed it, there's nothing on Jimenez. But it sounded to me like Erling Moreno is also starting in Arizona, which is cool.

 

However, it also looks like we gave some Gutierrez kid 185k to be a 17 year old SS, while in reality, we gave it to a 23 year old SS.

[Guest]

Arizona Phil touched on this but with Gleyber Torres still in Arizona on the opening day of the VSL season, it looks like our earlier concerns about him not playing in the US this season have officially been put to rest.

 

Unless I missed it, there's nothing on Jimenez. But it sounded to me like Erling Moreno is also starting in Arizona, which is cool.

 

However, it also looks like we gave some Gutierrez kid 185k to be a 17 year old SS, while in reality, we gave it to a 23 year old SS.

 

Jimenez is Dominican so we'll have to wait for the DSL to start up for him.

[Guest]

After 158 PA, Kris Bryant is sporting a .476 wOBA.

 

That's really not too bad.

[SouthSideRyan]

Now fix that K rate and trim those sideburns.

[sneakypower]

it's pretty hard to tell the difference between Baez's and Brett Jackson's lines right now

 

actually, Jackson has the higher wOBA, at the moment

[Guest]

Ivan Pineyro to the DL with a forearm strain.

[wekim81]

Ivan Pineyro to the DL with a forearm strain.

Cue up the Tommy John. Seeya middle 2015

[Guest]

Ivan Pineyro to the DL with a forearm strain.

 

Joel Piniero will replace Ivan Pineyro in Tennessee's rotation.

[Guest]

Ivan Pineyro to the DL with a forearm strain.

Cue up the Tommy John. Seeya middle 2015

 

Yep, forearm strains are pretty scary.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

I just now noticed KC was 26-11. Damn.

[Guest]

Amaya HR.

 

Almora BB.

 

Rademacher 2B.

[PackLandVA]

Admittedly, I don't know too, too much about the minors and its players. I've brought his name up before, but why is Bijan Rademacher not thought of as a more highly touted prospect? He's hit at all three levels he's played so far and he's not yet 23.

[Guest]

Admittedly, I don't know too, too much about the minors and its players. I've brought his name up before, but why is Bijan Rademacher not thought of as a more highly touted prospect? He's hit at all three levels he's played so far and he's not yet 23.

- he's been old for the levels he's been at

- he doesn't have great tools from a scouting perspective

- he doesn't really have great speed

- he hasn't really show much power until this year when he's repeating a level in A-ball

- and...if he doesn't play a stand out CF, he'd better produce more power going forward

[PackLandVA]

Makes sense, thanks. I'll still keep an eye on him. If he keeps hitting, he should be up to AA sometime this year, right?

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Javy drops below .150

[Guest]

Makes sense, thanks. I'll still keep an eye on him. If he keeps hitting, he should be up to AA sometime this year, right?

 

Definitely.

 

Also, when he was drafted, Rademacher was considered a much better pitching prospect but said he wouldn't sign unless he was allowed to hit.

[Guest]

Soler is just getting the day off, he's not hurt. (Brett asked Mick Gillispie, the Smokies announcer, to clarify this.)

[PackLandVA]

Thanks CR and Tim and everyone else. I'm a "novice" minor league fan, and still learning who's who. But the older I get, the more intrigued I am at the whole minor league process. It's actually really neat to follow some of these youngsters through to the Majors. Hopefully there's plenty of that in the near future! :beg:

[RammyFanny]

Soler is just getting the day off, he's not hurt. (Brett asked Mick Gillispie, the Smokies announcer, to clarify this.)

I hope, but it does seem a little fishy that they used a defensive replacement for him last night and now he's out. Hopefully it's nothing.

[Guest]

Anyone notice that Rubi Silva is actually walking this year?